Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate 2 (Native)

Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate 2 (Native).

Intelligent drum gating with phase alignment, adaptive decay, and built-in levelling. Oxford Drum Gate 2 is purpose-built for mixing live drumsdelivering clean, controlled, mix-ready tracks without the artifacts and false triggers of traditional noise gates.

Key Features

• Intelligent Drum Hit Detection: Accurately identifies kicks, snares, hi-hats, and tomseven in complex performances with heavy bleed.

• Adaptive Decay Engine: Dynamically adjusts decay time based on hit velocity to preserve natural resonance while reducing spill.

• Time, Polarity & Phase Alignment: Automatically aligns multi-mic drum recordings for tighter low end and improved punch.

• Integrated Leveller & Hit Clipper: Smooths dynamics and clips transients consistently without additional plugins.

• MIDI Export: Generate sample-accurate MIDI from detected hits for triggering external drum samples.

System Requirements

• Formats: AAX Native, VST3, AU

• macOS: 11.0 or higher (Intel i5 6600 minimum, M1+ recommended)

• Windows: Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher (Intel i5 6600 minimum, i7 9700+ recommended)

• RAM: 8GB minimum

• Licensing: iLok account required (2 activations includedmachine, iLok USB, or iLok Cloud)

Whats Included

• Oxford Drum Gate 2 Perpetual License

• 2 Activations

• 15-Day Free Trial

• 14-Day Money Back Guarantee

Unlike conventional threshold-based gates, Drum Gate 2 uses intelligent detection and adaptive processing to retain feel, preserve ghost notes, and eliminate bleed with precision. Ideal for mixing multi-mic acoustic drum recordings where clarity, punch, and phase coherence are critical.